New Zealand First Aid Certificate
(Previously Comprehensive Workplace First Aid)
(NZQA Units: 6400 L3 2 credits and 6401 Level 2 1 credit, 6402 L1 1 credit)
NZ First Aid Certificate is recommended for all workplaces, higher-risk job sites, working outside or in cool stores, working at heights, with electricity or chemicals, and away from the urban environment where it might take a bit longer for emergency services to arrive. Being able to respond first, while waiting for medical professionals to arrive, is essential to help others and save lives.
Course Content
Scene Assessment
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Calling 111
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Primary survey
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Secondary survey
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Care of unconscious patient
Wounds, bleeding and shock
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How to stop major bleeding
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Recognizing and Managing shock
Medical emergencies
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Breathing Difficulties
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Diabetic emergency
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Seizures
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Chest pains
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Stroke
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Anaphylaxis
Fractures Management
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Sprains
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Head injuries
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Spinal injury
Hypothermia & hyperthermia
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Frost nip & frost bite
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Heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Burns
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Thermal (from a heat source)
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Chemical
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Electrical
Poisons
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Inhaled
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Absorbed
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Injected
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Ingested
Scenarios